The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government produced by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office.

Section 552(a) of title 5, U.S.C., relating to the public information requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, provides in pertinent part that “* * * matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.” In conformity with that provision, and with 39 U.S.C. section 410(b)(1), and as provided in this part, the U.S. Postal Service hereby incorporates by reference in this part, the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, a looseleaf document published and maintained by the Postal Service.

§111.2 Availability of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.

(a) Copies of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, both current and previous issues, are available during regular business hours for reference and public inspection at the U.S. Postal Service Library, National Headquarters in Washington, DC. Copies of only the current issue are available during regular business hours for public inspection at area and district offices of the Postal Service and at all post offices, classified stations, and classified branches. The Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual is available for examination on the Internet at http://pe.usps.gov.

(b) A copy of the current Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual is on file at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

(c) Subscriptions to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual can be purchased by the public from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402-9375.

§111.3 Amendments to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.

(a) Except for interim or final regulations published as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, only notices rather than complete text of changes made to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual are published in the Federal Register. These notices are published in the form of one summary transmittal letter for each issue of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual. A complete issue of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, including the text of all changes published to date, will be filed with the Director, Office of the Federal Register. Subscribers to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual receive the latest issue of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual from the Government Printing Office.

(b) When the Postal Service invites comments from the public on a proposed change to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, the proposed change and, if adopted, the full text of the interim or the final regulation is published in the Federal Register.

(c) The Postal Bulletin contains the full text of all interim and final regulations published as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, and the full text of all other changes to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual that are summarized in the notices published under paragraph (a) of this section, except for nonsubstantive changes and corrections of typographical errors. The Postal Bulletin is a biweekly document issued by the Postal Service to amend and revise policies and procedures. A 1-year subscription to the Postal Bulletin and certain back copies can be purchased by the public from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402-9371.

(d) Interim regulations published in full text or referenced as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, are published, as appropriate, in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual in full text or referenced at the place where they would appear if they become final regulations.

(e) Announcements of changes to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual not published in the Federal Register as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section and not published in the Postal Bulletin as provided in paragraph (c) are not deemed final under the provisions of this part 111.

(f) For references to amendments to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual adopted under paragraph (b) of this section after issuance of the most recent transmittal letter (termed Summary of Changes in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual) listed below, see §111.3 in the List of CFR Sections affected at the end of this volume.

Transmittal letter for issue

Dated

Federal Register publication

1

July 30, 1979

44 FR 39742.

2

May 15, 1980

45 FR 42616.

3

July 30, 1980

45 FR 73925.

4

Oct. 1, 1980

46 FR 10154.

5

Mar. 1, 1981

46 FR 25446.

6

July 7, 1981

46 FR 58079.

7

Nov. 1, 1981

47 FR 8179.

8

Jan. 21, 1982

47 FR 8358.

9

May 1, 1982

47 FR 27266.

10

Aug. 1, 1982

47 FR 43952.

11

Jan. 20, 1983

48 FR 10649.

13

Dec. 29, 1983

49 FR 18304.

14

Apr. 12, 1984

49 FR 26228.

15

July 12, 1984

49 FR 33248.

16

Sept. 27, 1984

49 FR 47232.

17

Dec. 20, 1984

50 FR 5580.

18

Feb. 21, 1985

50 FR 12019.

19

June 7, 1985

50 FR 30834.

20

Nov. 14, 1985

51 FR 8495.

21

Sept. 4, 1986

51 FR 43910.

22

Jan.22, 1987

52 FR 10750.

23

May 1, 1987

52 FR 23981.

24

Sept. 20, 1987

52 FR 34778.

25

Dec. 20, 1987

52 FR 48437.

26

April 3, 1988

53 FR 18557.

27

June 19, 1988

53 FR 21821.

28

Sept. 18, 1988

53 FR 35315.

29

Dec.18, 1988

53 FR 49658.

30

Mar. 19, 1989

54 FR 9212.

31

June 18, 1989

54 FR 27880.

32

Sept. 17, 1989

54 FR 37795.

33

Dec. 17, 1989

54 FR 50619.

34

Mar. 18, 1990

55 FR 10061.

35

June 17, 1990

55 FR 24561.

36

Sept. 16, 1990

55 FR 40658.

37

Dec. 16, 1990

56 FR 1112.

38

Feb. 24, 1991

56 FR 11513.

39

June 16, 1991

56 FR 56015.

40

September 15, 1991

56 FR 56013.

41

December 15, 1991

57 FR 21611.

42

March 15, 1992

57 FR 21613.

43

June 21, 1992

57 FR 37884.

44

September 20, 1992

61 FR 67218.

45

December 20, 1992

61 FR 67218.

46

July 1, 1993

61 FR 67218.

47

April 10, 1994

61 FR 67218.

48

January 1, 1995

61 FR 67218.

49

September 1, 1995

61 FR 67218.

50

July 1, 1996

61 FR 60190.

51

January 1, 1997

61 FR 64618.

52

July 1, 1997

62 FR 30457.

53

January 1, 1998

62 FR 63851.

54

January 10, 1999

64 FR 39.

55

January 10, 2000

65 FR 1321.

56

January 7, 2001

66 FR 8370.

57

June 30, 2002

67 FR 46875.

58

August 10, 2003

68 FR 66018.

Premier Edition

January 6, 2005

70 FR 14535.

Issue 300

January 8, 2006

73 FR 25509.

Issue 300

July 15, 2007

73 FR 25509.

Issue 300

May 12, 2008

75 FR 31702.

Issue 300

May 11, 2009

75 FR 31702.

Issue 300

May 7, 2008

73 FR 25508.

Issue 300

May 11, 2009

75 FR 31702.

DMM 300

July 5, 2011

76 FR 48722.

DMM 300

June 24, 2012

77 FR 45246.

DMM

January 25, 2015

80 FR 13492.

[45 FR 40115, June 13, 1980]

Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting §111.3, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.

§111.4 Approval of the Director of the Federal Register.

Incorporation by reference of the publication now titled the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual was approved by the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 on July 31, 2012.